Qld opener Renshaw faces pressure test

Test aspirant Matt Renshaw has been gifted a second life and a chance to seal an Australian recall in Queensland's Sheffield Shield clash with NSW in Canberra.

Renshaw will start day two on Saturday at the crease on eight with his side at 1-23 in pursuit of the Blues' lacklustre total of 297.

The Bulls opener should have been back in the pavilion late on day one after Daniel Hughes dropped a regulation catch at third slip.

It's now set up for the 22-year-old to seal his spot in the Australian batting line-up for the first Test against India.

If he can make a sizeable score against an all-Australian bowling line-up of Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, he will be well placed to add to his tally of 11 Tests this summer.

The Blues kept themselves in the game with the wicket of Joe Burns (6) late on day one.

However, Burns could consider himself unlucky after it appeared he feathered the ball with his chest before being given out caught behind.

Henriques conceded his side's total was below par and said it was up to their attack to keep them in the game on day two.

"(Skipper Peter Nevill) sat us down after the day, he hit it on the head, he thought we were a little bit below par with the bat on that wicket, especially with the outfield the way it is as well," Henriques said.

"We're going to have to work to get ahead of this game but we definitely have the clientele in the sheds to do that."